Panasonic India has launched a new mid-range smartphone – Panasonic P31 . It is a 5-inch FWVGA oleophobic screen phone powered by a 1.3GHz quad core processor . There is a 8MP camera at the back and it supports 3G connectivity . Most of the Panasonic phones in India are of mid-range and does not sport any exciting features or specs (except gesture play feature in this). Panasonic is the new entrant in the phone market in India and has started various marketing campaigns with Bollywood actors . But will just marketing and brand name is good enough to sell a smartphone which offers nothing different than the crowd of other smartphones which are already available in the market at the same or lower price ? (well Samsung has already proved that marketing is the key in sales)

Panasonic P31 key features/specifications :

5-inch capacitive touchscreen , FWVGA resolution , Oleophobic screen

1.3 GHz quad core processor

3G data/voice connectivity

Wireless LAN Wi-Fi b/g/n

GPS navigation support with free Google Maps

8 MP main camera with flash and auto-focus

Gesture Play – Custom gestures (touch) for certain tasks on the phone , like a square gesture set for composing email , circle gesture for playing music , etc.

Pop i Player – Multi-task while watching video by popping-out the video window

Smart Player – Smart eye detection for play/pause video

Music Cafe – Create Play-list automatically

Mobile Use Mode – Battery saver mode to disable all other features/apps on the phone except making/receiving calls/sms and some other basic functions